Chapter 0191

“I told you not to,” Nicholas said. “I gave you reasons.

“You don’t understand,” I said.

“What is there to understand? You are endangering yourself

“Her sister is involved,” Julian cut in. He was coming closer to us.

Nicholas’s mouth snapped closed. He furrowed his brow like he didn’t know what to believe. “How do you know?”

I looked to Julian. “Show him what you showed me.”

Julian took out his phone, prepped the surveillance video again and turned the screen toward Nicholas. He watched the entire thing.

“So she bought fabric. What does this prove?” he asked.

“She was at the second ball. Julian matched a feather that I found from her dress to the feathers in the

Then he found this footage. That’s where he’s been the past few days,” I explained.

in Nicholas’s jaw.

was,” I said.

me to tell Nicholas

what I did to save Elva and my sister, now I wondered how things might have been different if I had been more honest

could have thought of another

together

know how deep my Sister’s involvement was so that he could protect all

how. But I caw her, and I

Could it be

it a

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unwaveringly, like

to melt into him for comfort, but I knew it wasn’t

softly to me. “This is so dangerous, Piper. If this is real, your sister is likely involved in some nefarious stuff. If you keep on this path, you are going to get hurt.”

she’s a pawn in this, I have to save her. If she’s not…” It hurt me to even think of it, but I had to. I had to face the very real possibility that my

might now be a threat to me and Elva. “If she comes

around me waist as if on reflex. “That

her. Stop them. You see now why I can’t give up. While I can never give up.”

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